Match Cafe Royal
Benjamin Moore Cafe Royal is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 40. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 40 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 40 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cafe Royal reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (48 vs 40) makes Beige the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Faded Terracotta reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 40), opening up a space where Cafe Royal encloses it. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 53 vs 40, Sunbaked Terracotta is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Roman Plaster reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (40 vs 29) makes Cafe Royal the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Cafe Royal reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.